ECU h4x0rz

[ProudNissanFreak]

Read this on endgadget, pretty interesting.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/14/hack ... sensation/

[Red coupe]

Didn't read most of the article because it seemed so stupid.

Got to :

with physical access to your car's ECU, a hacker could "adversarially control a wide range of automotive functions and completely ignore driver input -- including disabling the brakes

With physical access to your car.... they could cut your f*** brake lines.

So breaking news:
With enough time, money, and knowledge a hacker could do what a 12 year old with a knife could do in a second or two?

[ProudNissanFreak]

Yeah, that's true. But I just through it was interesting to be able to manipulate this through the ECU.

[Infinitiguy19]

The good part about this is that if a Black hat hacker can crack through the encryption then a White hat hacker can do just the same. He squeeze more power out a of engine and control the interior systems, brakes...The list goes on.

So there is some good out of this.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Just think... soon all of our cars will be connected through the CAN network and V2V communication. I foresee bumper-car hijinks.

[MinisterofDOOM]

The Engadget story leaves out a LOT of details. The actual discovery/study/proof of concept was with ONSTAR, not just any old modern CAN-bus ECU network. The researchers were able to remotely manipulate a car by taking advantage of its Onstar networking.

http://gizmodo.com/5540029/no-kidding-o ... controlled